Human chain saves mum-of-five from heartless landlord

SUCCESS: The campaign managed to stop the bailiffs from throwing the family out on the street

Desperate Nimo Abdullahi was told she was being evicted after she complained about damp in her home.

Bailiffs were sent round by the landlord to throw the family out.

But dozens of residents and campaigners linked arms outside the house to stop them getting in.

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SHOCKING: Mrs Abdullahi has to live in desperate conditions that the landlord will not fix

The relieved mum-of-five said the protesters were “amazing”.

“Many times I asked him, and a lot of times he would threaten us”

Nimo Abdullahi

Nimo, 39, has lived in the rented house for 12 years.

She said: “It has a big problem with the damp. This is bad for us, because my children have asthma and it is not a good place.

“Until recently, the carpets everywhere were very old and dirty and we would ask the landlord to improve things, but he was difficult.

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UNHEALTHY: The woman's children have asthma and the mould is bad for their health

“Many times I asked him, and a lot of times he would threaten us. He would say that we were going to be evicted, and once he came round with his wife and she said that if we didn’t move out they would call the police to get us out.

“But this is our home.”

Nimo, from Bristol, said she was “shocked” by the protest.

She added: “I went out and came running back in because I was so stunned.”

Supporter Jenny Ross said: “We don’t want people in our community being treated like this.”

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TOGETHER: The chain of people formed outside the Mrs Abdullahi's house

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SAVIOUR: Nick Ballard who organised the campaign said the action sent a strong message

She added: “It’s a revenge eviction and people deserve decent rented accommodation.”

Organiser Nick Ballard from campaign group Acorn, said the action sent out a “strong message” that such evictions would not be tolerated.

He added: “This is people’s lives at stake here – people are being made homeless.